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    "id": 790809,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/790809/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maore",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13344,
        "legal_name": "Richard Maore Maoka",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, the Constituency Innovation Hub project is consistent with Section 49 of National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act that provides that the Board may consider part-funding of a project financed from sources other than the Fund as long as the financiers or donors of the project have no objections, provided that the part-funding availed pursuant to this Act shall go to a defined unit or any part thereof or phase of the project. For the project of this magnitude to succeed, parties involved need to engage further and consult more regularly with users and other stakeholders. It has not been the case so far. Hon. Speaker, regarding the status of receipt of funds from the National Treasury and Ministry of Planning and disbursement of funds to the constituencies as at 17th April 2018, the summary is as follows: The Board was allocated Kshs26.5 billion in the Financial Year 2017/2018. This comprises Kshs25.175 billion being allocation for disbursement to the constituencies. Kshs1.325 billion was 5 per cent allocation to the Board’s secretariat for administrative purposes. The Board has so far received Kshs16 billion from the National Treasury and Ministry for Planning as at 16th April 2018. They have been releasing Kshs2 billion on a weekly basis for the last eight weeks beginning 19th January. The total amount they have released is Kshs16 billion. During the Financial Year 2016/2017, the allocation to the Board was Kshs25 billion. The Board also had pending receipts from National Treasury which were amounting to Kshs4,976,750,000 relating to Financial Years 2011/2012, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 by the end of 2015/2016 Financial Year. This totalled to Kshs29,976,750,000 expected to be received in Financial Year 2016/201. However, in a preliminary ruling in the High Court on the Petition against NG-CDF, the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury was barred from releasing to the NG-CDF any amount exceeding Kshs25 billion during the Financial Year 2016/2017 pending hearing and disposal of the Petition. Due to this court ruling, the Board only received Kshs25 billion allocated in the Financial Year 2016/2017. The arrears are still pending to date. The breakdown of the arrears is as follows: For 2011/2012 Financial Year, it is Kshs541,750,000. For 2013/2014 Financial Year, it is Kshs2,128,500,000. For 2014/2015 Financial Year, it is Kshs2,306,500,000. The total amount is Kshs4,976,750,000. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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